BlockSanta Rita, Texas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Big Lake census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76932. The Survey maps it on the Texon quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1928 USGS Rankin quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS San Angelo quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Texon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Big Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Santa Rita (historical) between 2006 and 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2006 | Natural | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONE WOLF RD |
| 11 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SCHNEEMANN RANCH |
| 16 December 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ASSIST BIG LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Santa Rita (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester Gas | Sulfur | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texon | 1.7 miles | 7 | |
| Best | 1.9 miles | 7 | |
| Four Corner Windmill | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Big Lake | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Stiles | 13.5 miles | 7 | |
| Witco | 17.2 miles | 8 | |
| Crossroads | 23.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1380496. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.